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GE awarded DoE grant to research 3D printing of wind turbine blades

Renewable Energy World

GE Research, GE Renewable Energy, and LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business were recently selected by the US Department of Energy (DoE) to research the design and manufacture of 3D printed wind turbine blades.

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“Recycling turbines is not a ‘major headache’ for the industry, whatever anti-renewables campaigners say”

Envirotec Magazine

The very first wind turbines to be erected in Scotland are now reaching the end of their operational lives but, rather than creating a “major headache”, EMR and others are already busy recycling them. And these turbines are proving to be a rich source of high-quality, low carbon recyclable material.

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How To Incorporate Sustainable Materials Into Your Everyday Life

The Environmental Blog

SCS Global Services, standing for Scientific Certification Systems, provides consumers with the tell-all sign on whether or not a company has ethically reached proper product evaluation upon their use of recycled materials. They are using 50% recycled content in partnership with one of the world’s largest bike manufacturers.

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How the UK can become a leader in wind turbine recycling

Renewable Energy World

Lorna Bennet, Project Lead at ORE Catapult, adds: “The best solution is likely to come from a multi-sector approach because of the economies of scale required to create a market for recycled material.

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Net-Zero iPhones: Apple Pledges to Go Carbon-Neutral by 2030

GreenTechMedia

Earlier this month microchip giant TSMC, a key Apple supplier, signed what may be the world’s largest corporate renewables deal , agreeing to buy 920 megawatts of offshore wind power from Ørsted in Taiwan.

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Estimating The Carbon Footprint Of Utility-Scale Battery Storage

R-Squared Energy

In the case of Hornsdale, that’s wind power, which has one of the lowest carbon emission footprints of all electricity sources. The main issue is how the credits from recycled materials are added (sometimes accidentally twice) or not included at all in the modelling for the production. GWh produced by wind, this equals 9.7

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This recycled metal jewelry is inspired by our world

AGreenLiving

A future studio update even includes recycled materials, solar panels and wind power to further reduce Emma Aitchison’s overall impact on the planet. In addition to eco-friendly packaging, delivery will employ bike couriers in the local area and carbon-neutral shipping companies elsewhere.